Couples from abroad usually requires an Unabridged Marriage Certificate in order to register their marriage in their home country. However the registering authorities in many countries require that such an certificate have an Apostille Authentication attached thereto. Fairest Cape Weddings is willing to assist you with the process to acquire both these certificates.
Some background facts about the Apostille Authentication:
Apostille is a French word which refer to the legalisation of a
document for international use under the terms of the 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for
Foreign Public Documents. Documents which have been notarised by a notary
public, and certain other documents, and then certified with a conformant
apostille are accepted for legal use in all the nations that have signed the
Hague Convention.
States which have not signed the Convention must specify how foreign
legal documents can be certified for its use. Sometimes two countries will have
a special treaty concerning the recognition of each others documents, but
usually not. When the country issuing or receiving the document does not recgonise an Apostille Certification you must usually take
the document to the consulate of the foreign country you need to certify it or
to an honorary consular officer appointed by that country who is qualifed to
certify it. It may need to be certified by the highest government official in
the country where it originated, such as the Secretary of State or Minister of
Foreign Affairs, before being accepted by the consular officer of the foreign
country, this process is known as chain authentication as an unbroken chain of
government officials each certifies the signature (and seal in some cases) of
the prior official in the first country and the consular officer then certifies
that the document should be recognized as authentic in the country of destination.
Usually that consular officer's signature can be authenticated in the country
of destination as well.
We can assist you in obtaining this authentication in Cape Town at the Registrar of the Supreme Court. You are also welcome to apply in person at their office which is situated in the CBD near the The Company Gardens.
We can assist you in obtaining this authentication in Cape Town at the Registrar of the Supreme Court. You are also welcome to apply in person at their office which is situated in the CBD near the The Company Gardens.
